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Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans)
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Spaulding13
Unknown Spider -
Latrodectus mactans
Choctaw, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA
September 17, 2018
I tried id’ing this on Naturalist app, but kept coming up with Black Widow. It has an hourglass shape on the abdomen, but I’ve never seen a Widow with a pattern on its back also.
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Contributed by
Spaulding13
on 19 September, 2019 - 1:54pm
Last updated 22 September, 2019 - 8:13pm
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Jeff Hollenbeck
, 22 September, 2019 - 8:13pm
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Yes, looks to be
a male Widow. Someone should be able to tell you which one
Here's one reasonably similar
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john and jane balaban
, 19 September, 2019 - 2:59pm
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Thank you
Thanks! I’ve never seen a male before. Seen plenty of females though.
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Spaulding13
, 19 September, 2019 - 3:22pm
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